George Washington put down after Breeders’ Cup fall

The 2007 Breeders’ Cup will be remembered for all the wrong reasons after the untimely death of George Washington.

George Washington put down after Breeders’ Cup fall
Sun, 28 Oct, 2007 - 11:02
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The 2007 Breeders’ Cup will be remembered for all the wrong reasons after the untimely death of George Washington.

Last season’s 2000 Guineas and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes winner had to be put down after suffering an open fracture to both sesamoid bones.

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CourtsRacingHeathrowPlace: Monmouth ParkPlace: New JerseyPlace: Kip DevillePlace: Hong Kong MilePlace: FillyPlace: MarePlace: FrancePerson: George WashingtonPerson: EuropeansPerson: Aidan O’BrienPerson: CurlinPerson: Hard SpunPerson: Mick KinanePerson: O’BrienPerson: Anne-MariePerson: Wayne McIlwraithPerson: McIlwraithPerson: Dylan ThomasPerson: GeorgePerson: Johnny MurtaghPerson: Todd PletcherPerson: John VelazquezPerson: ShamdinanPerson: Brian MeehanPerson: Frankie DettoriPerson: DylanPerson: MurtaghPerson: MeehanPerson: FrankiePerson: PletcherPerson: ArtPerson: Richard DutrowPerson: Cornelio VelasquezPerson: Michael StoutePerson: JeremyPerson: JohnnyPerson: Henry CecilPerson: LahudoodPerson: Honey RyderPerson: John HammondPerson: Kiaran McLaughlinPerson: Alan GarciaPerson: CecilEvent: Breeders’ Cup fallEvent: 2007 Breeders’ CupEvent: 2000 GuineasEvent: Queen Elizabeth II StakesEvent: Breeders’ CupOrganisation: LongchampOrganisation: Channel
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